Now that my attention has been drawn to that section, I wonder if
that explains why the academic projects were not welcome and their
contributions are being vandalized, almost systematically, at the
Brazilian Wikipedia.
Sincerely,
Virgilio A. P. Machado
At 09:43 31-05-2011, you wrote:
On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 10:42, Fred Bauder
<fredbaud(a)fairpoint.net> wrote:
Thanks for the link. I actually felt a surge of pride when I read it:
"A student writing an essay for their teacher may be tempted to
plagiarize or leave facts unchecked. A new study shows that if you ask
that same student to write something that will be posted on Wikipedia,
he or she suddenly becomes determined to make the work as accurate as
possible, and may actually do better research. ...
"[Brenna Gray] says despite its faults, [Wikipedia] does promote solid
values for its writers, including precise citations, accurate
research, editing and revision."
Sarah